As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.
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Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
While a losing party can petition a court to vacate an arbitration decision, judges are obligated under federal law to give arbitrators high deference and to only vacate an award in exceptional circumstances.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Entering a field still largely dominated by men—attorneys, arbitrators, judges, and mediators alike—Werning quickly distinguished herself.
Conway has six bond and tax items going before voters, all dedicated to municipal projects.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo and Jamie Campbell Bower joined creators Ross and Matt Duffer and executive producer Shawn Levy for a conversation in Hollywood after awards voters were given an early look at the first episode of the new season.
Gordon said referees never gave him an explanation.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
This time, however, Barrymore revived the segment with a few additions, most notably a golden ping-pong trophy, sweatbands, and referees Ross Mathews and Sunny Anderson asking all the spicy questions.
Palestinian olive pickers have been attacked at least 259 times since the harvest season began last month, according to figures gathered by the Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission (CWRC).
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Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Warren Buffett, one of the world’s great stock pickers, has even said index funds are the best choice for average Americans.
Since its 2005 premiere, longtime judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman — who died of bone cancer in 2023 and was replaced with former DWTS pro Derek Hough — critique the dance numbers.
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Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
Leavitt and Ballas have received immunity from the relay round, plus two bonus points, for having the top scores in the individual dance round last week and for their cumulative judges' totals all season.
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